Smear Plot Disclosed - Scientology Operation Snapper - May 30 1980 LA Times - remind you of anything recent??
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SCIENTOLOGY PLOT TO SMEAR OFFICIAL
by RICHARD WEST
Times Staff Writer
The woman would be "very tough," "obviously pregnant" and a "good
actress." She would storm into the Sacramento office of the state
attorney general, the boas of Deputy Atty. Gen. Lawrence Tapper of Los
Angeles.
"I told Larry I wouldn't do this but he gave me no choise (sic)," she
would shout, following the "Operation Snapper" scenario written for
her by someone connected with the Church of Scientology in Los
Angeles.
"I don't care about his career anymore! I mean look at me! I'll go to
the press even if it does ruin my family's reputation. I won't have an
abortion! "
Then she would stalk out of the office saying, "Oh, never mind, no one
will help me anyway."
That scene was to be one of several embarrassing incidents in
Operation Snapper to smear Tapper, who as head of the attorney
general's charitable trust unit had been inv tiing complaints against
the Church of Scientology.
Others were to be calls to the at-torney general's office from the
outraged "father" of the pregnant woman, a visit to the office by a
take nun to accuse Tapper of religious bias and a scheme to deposit
"payoff" money into Tapper's bank account.
The plot was made public here by Henrietta Crampton of Redondo
Beach, secretary of the Citizens Freedom Foundation, a group made up
of several thousand parents whose children have been enticed into
religious cults.
Crampton dug out the scheme against Tapper from documents
seized three years ago during FBI rraids at Church years Scientology
offices in Los Angeles. The documents were obtained under Freedom of
Information Act by Paulette Cooper, author of The Scandal of
Scientology" book.
A spokesman for the attorney general's office said Thursday. that
Tapper had no comment on the plot at this time because he and other
public officials are being sued for $1 million by the Church of
Scientology for alleged illegal infiltration of its operations.
However, Heber Jentzsch, director of public relations for the church
here, said the plot consitutited nothing more than "unauthorized
pranks of which we have no evidence were ever carried out."
Jentzsch said the scenarios for embarrassing Tapper "were written
years ago by an individual subsequently removed from any position of
responsibility" in the church.
Crampton, though, said she believes "that at least the pregnant woman
idea had been carried out" against the deputy attorney general.
She said that when she telephoned Tapper to Feb. 29 to ask him if he
knew about the scheme, he asked her, "Does it involve a pregnant
woman?"
Crampton said she had assumed the FBI would have told Tapper or
someone in the attorney general's office about the plot, but that
during their phone conversation he appeared "dumbfounded" over the
extent of the scheme.
"You mean, you have all that on paper?" Crampton quoted Tapper as
saying. I certainly do-right out of the Scientology files," she
replied.
"You've made my weekend," Tapper exclaimed, according to Crampton He
then asked her to send copies at the documents to him, she added,
which she did two days later.
The nun scenario involved the sending of a woman dressed in a nun's
habit to the attorney general's office. While the nun is asking the
receptionist how she goes about filing a complaint against someone in
the office, an accomplice posing as a news photographer comes up.
"Holy Cow!" the photographer cries as he hears the nun's query.
"VVhat a story. Excuse me, sister, I couldn't help overhearing you,
are you filing a complaint?"
The scenario continues:
Pressure is quickly put on the nun, forcing her to is quickly....
stammer out...'He uses his position to attack anything that's not
Jewish....Well if you must know, It's Lawrence Tapper. Oh, I shouldn't
have said that." hat'
As the photographer takes her picture, the document goes on, "Nun .
covers her face completely, She says please don't. Not Oh God. I
shouldn't hav come here. Nun leaves very upset. Photographer asks
receptionist who was that ... and leaves."
The document then calls for the sending of the photograph with an
article to minority newspapers and telephone calls to the "bigger
papers to see if they would be interested. `The article will cast
aspersions on the charity fraud area and Tapper." the document says.
I In the payoff scheme, according to the documents, a "30-year-old
tough looking male" would be recruited to go Tapper's bank and deposit
five 20 bills into his account under the name of a man "who just got
busted for dealing in drugs."-
A receipt of the transaction would be delivered to the attorney
general, then Evelle Younger, by "an update banker type male, who
would leave without giving his name.
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Tilman Hausherr
Attorney Probing Complaints Against Church
SCIENTOLOGY PLOT TO SMEAR OFFICIAL
The Los Angeles Times
30.5.1980
By RICHARD WEST
The woman would be "very tough," "obviously pregnant" and a "good
actress." She would storm into the Sacramento office of the state
attorney general, the boss of Deputy Atty. Gen. Lawrence Tapper of Los
Angeles.
"I told Larry I wouldn't do this but he gave me no choise (sic)," she
would shout, following the "Operation Snapper" scenario written for
her by someone connected with the Church of Scientology in Los
Angeles.
"I don't care about his career anymore! I mean look at me! I'll go to
the press even if it does ruin my family's reputation. I won't have an
abortion!"
Then she would stalk out of the office saying, "Oh, never mind, no one
will help me anyway."
That scene was to be one of several embarrassing incidents in
Operation Snapper to smear Tapper, who as head of the attorney
general's charitable trust unit had been investigating complaints
against
the Church of Scientology.
Others were to be calls to the attorney general's office from the
outraged "father" of the pregnant woman, a visit to the office by a
fake nun to accuse Tapper of religious bias and a scheme to deposit
"payoff" money into Tapper's bank account.
The plot was made public here by Henrietta Crampton of Redondo
Beach, secretary of the Citizens Freedom Foundation, a group made up
of several thousand parents whose children have been enticed into
religious cults.
Crampton dug out the scheme against Tapper from documents
seized three years ago during FBI raids at Church years Scientology
offices in Los Angeles. The documents were obtained under Freedom of
Information Act by Paulette Cooper, author of "The Scandal of
Scientology" book.
A spokesman for the attorney general's office said Thursday that
Tapper had no comment on the plot at this time because he and other
public officials are being sued for $1 million by the Church of
Scientology for alleged illegal infiltration of its operations.
However, Heber Jentzsch, director of public relations for the church
here, said the plot constituted nothing more than "unauthorized
pranks of which we have no evidence were ever carried out."
Jentzsch said the scenarios for embarrassing Tapper "were written
years ago by an individual subsequently removed from any position of
responsibility" in the church.
Crampton, though, said she believes "that at least the pregnant woman
idea had been carried out" against the deputy attorney general.
She said that when she telephoned Tapper to Feb. 29 to ask him if he
knew about the scheme, he asked her, "Does it involve a pregnant
woman?"
Crampton said she had assumed the FBI would have told Tapper or
someone in the attorney general's office about the plot, but that
during their phone conversation he appeared "dumbfounded" over the
extent of the scheme.
"You mean, you have all that on paper?" Crampton quoted Tapper as
saying. I certainly do - right out of the Scientology files," she
said she replied.
"You've made my weekend," Tapper exclaimed, according to Crampton. He
then asked her to send copies at the documents to him, she added,
which she did two days later.
The nun scenario involved the sending of a woman dressed in a nun's
habit to the attorney general's office. While the nun is asking the
receptionist how she goes about filing a complaint against someone in
the office, an accomplice posing as a news photographer comes up.
"Holy Cow!" the photographer cries as he hears the nun's query.
"VVhat a story. Excuse me, sister, I couldn't help overhearing you,
are you filing a complaint?"
The scenario continues:
Pressure is quickly put on the nun, forcing her to stammer out...'
He uses his position to attack anything that's not
Jewish....Well if you must know. It's Lawrence Tapper. Oh, I shouldn't
have said that."
As the photographer takes her picture, the document goes on, "Nun
covers her face completely, She says please don't. No! Oh God. I
shouldn't have come here. Nun leaves very upset. Photographer asks
receptionist who was that ... and leaves."
The document then calls for the sending of the photograph with an
article to minority newspapers and telephone calls to the "bigger
papers to see if they would be interested."
"The article will cast aspersions on the charity fraud area and Tapper,"
the document says.
In the payoff scheme, according to the documents, a "30-year-old
tough looking male" would be recruited to go Tapper's bank and deposit
five 20 bills into his account under the name of a man "who just got
busted for dealing in drugs."
A receipt of the transaction would be delivered to the attorney
general, then Evelle Younger, by "an upstate banker type male," who
Povmec
Great one! I like that you provided the original scan along, this make
it prime material when it comes to reference.
Ray.
Android Cat
> Lermanet.com wrote:
>> Attorney Probing Complaints Against Church
>>
>> SCIENTOLOGY PLOT TO SMEAR OFFICIAL
>> by RICHARD WEST
>>
>> Times Staff Writer
> Great one! I like that you provided the original scan along, this make
> it prime material when it comes to reference.
>
> Ray.
Well, it'll make a change from the "Misplaced Comma Of Doooom!" argument,
but then it falls to the branch of the objection flowchart which will be
"Copyvio!", "Images could have been tampered!", or "Personal website fails
RS!"
--
Ron of that ilk.
Lermanet.com
wrote:
thanks tilman, your text has been webbed HERE with a few more
corrections
http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/latimes/operation-against-tapper.txt
With the tif image HERE
ida...@aol.com
Thanks for posting the story on Trapper. The one incident was pulled
off where the woman
ran into his office accusing her preganacy on him. I think he just
laughed it off as it
wasn't the first time the cult had gone after him.
The rest of the story is truly sad. The $cientologist woman that pulled
that off later was
ousted from the cult. A few years later she came to the Cramptons for
help. She had a
small boy with her.She was told to go to welfare and ask for help and a
place to live with
her child. She and her son were fed and given money so she could get to
the welfare office.
She was one of many cult victims who came to the Cramptons for help.
I have forgotten her name but I can remember her face and the sad
little boy that was with her.
All this in America!!
Ida Camburn
"You must have crossed the river to tell the crocodile he has bad
breath"
Chinese proverb